Reeves County Buck Jackson Arena

Stadium, Arena, and Sports Venue

The historic Reeves County Buck Jackson Arena is used year-round for a wide variety of entertainment, community, and sporting events.

For information about renting the arena, please contact Bookings.

Amenities

• Wi-Fi available

• Announcer’s booth

• Newly renovated restrooms with HVAC

• Convenient access to the Civic Center

• Abundant on-site parking

• ADA-compliant and handicap accessible

• Vendor spaces with electricity and water hookups

• Full concession stand with roll-up window access

• Event ticket booth

• Extended parking areas

HISTORY:

Home of the World’s First Rodeo

Reeves County is home to the World’s First Rodeo. The legendary West of the Pecos Rodeo has been held annually since July 4, 1883, making it one of the earliest recorded rodeos to award prizes. The original Pecos Rodeo helped establish a tradition that continues to this day.

Since 1936, the rodeo has been held each summer at the Buck Jackson Arena, where it has remained uninterrupted. Today, the West of the Pecos Rodeo is recognized as one of the top 40 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeos in terms of prize money.

In 1993, the West of the Pecos Rodeo Arena was officially renamed Buck Jackson Arena by the Reeves County Commissioners in honor of Buck Jackson, who began announcing the rodeo in 1928, when events were still announced on horseback. Jackson served as the rodeo announcer for more than fifty years and continued attending the event long after his retirement.

In addition to his rodeo legacy, Buck Jackson served as Reeves County sheriff in the years following World War II. He was widely known for his storytelling and encyclopedic knowledge of rodeo history, cowboys, events, and rules. Jackson witnessed firsthand the transformation of the West of the Pecos Rodeo from a local event into one of the most famous professional rodeos west of the Pecos River.

REEVES COUNTY BUCK JACKSON ARENA

Stadium, Arena, & Sports Venue

Bookings  

To book an event 

Contact Lupe Davis

(432) 755-6936

1556 S Cedar St, Pecos, TX 79772

ldavis@reevescounty.org

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The Word “Rodeo”

The word rodeo derives from Spanish and Mexican cattle-ranching practices of the sixteenth century. The term comes from the Spanish verb rodear, meaning “to surround” or “to round up” livestock. While the word itself has Spanish origins, the modern sport of rodeo developed in the American West.

By the second half of the nineteenth century, Wild West shows, such as those staged by William “Buffalo Bill” Cody, generated widespread public enthusiasm for cowboy skills performed on horseback. These exhibitions also provided cowboys, who were often seasonal laborers during the late 1800s, with opportunities to demonstrate their riding, roping, and livestock-handling abilities in a competitive setting.